We have received our Final Adoption Decree. This is the legal document that reflects the fourth and final signature from the birth mother. It is often referred to as "the final sign-off". For some reason, that phrase just makes me cringe. Not sure why exactly but I figure because it sounds so unemotional and methodical.
This step has allowed us to breathe a little bit easier but certainly not with total happiness. I can't stop thinking about her. "Her" name is Petronilla. She is in her mid-twenties. We are unsure right now as to if she has other children, what her reasons were for relinquishing Anthony, etc. We will be given more information about her once the adoption is complete and we receive the paper work. For now, all we have is a photograph of her holding Anthony and our imaginations.
Please join us in our prayers for her. May God help us to remember that without Petronilla, we wouldn't come to know Anthony.
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Congrats and I know what you mean. I still think about Ruby's birth mom all the time and wonder where she is, what she's doing and feeling, etc. I don't think that ever goes away.
Kerri and Ruby
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